At the time of his sentencing, Skodny discussed his drug addiction with Huron County Common Pleas Judge Jim Conway.

"I'm addicted to heroin,” he said. “I have been for years.”

In 2011, Skodny was sentenced to a community-based corrections facility (CBCF), a form of prison which focuses on substance abuse treatment and education. He was placed on three years of probation for a cocaine trafficking conviction.

When being sentenced for selling cocaine, Skodny told Conway that he didn't want "anything to do with anybody who has anything to do with drugs" and claimed "I did what I did to support my kids," referring to his children, who were 4 and 6 at the time. "I've gotten away from drugs," he added.

Skodny also earned notoriety for a highly-publicized shaken-baby case. He pleaded no contest to attempted child endangering in exchange for prosecutors dropping the more serious felony charges of felonious assault and child endangering. Skodny was sentenced to one year of probation with no jail time.